Container



Dec. I8, 1928. 1,695,563

c. sToLLBERG CONTAINER Filed Feb. e'. 1922 Patented Dec, 18, 1928.

UNITED STATES CHARLES STOLLBERG, OF NEW YORK, .N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF il'lllRslY.

CONTAINER.

Application maa February e, 1922. serial No. 534,498.

This invention relates to containers', and has more particular reference to the type of container A adapted for the packaging of white lead, paint and other heavy materials.

A principal object of the invention is the provision of an end and body connection in a heavy duty container of unusual strength,

understood from the following description,

which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the container embodying my present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section through the bottom connection; and

Fig. 3 is a similar section, showing the parts in the process of formation.

For the purpose of illustrating my present" invention, I have shown on the drawings a container comprising a body 11, to which is secured a bottom 12. While the top of the body forms no part of my present invention, p n i shoulder fitting within the lower end of s a1d it may be mentioned that itis rolled, preferably upon a wire, into a suitable stiftl outstanding construction 13. The bottom is provided with a shoulder 14e fitting within the lower end 15 y0f the body and is welded thereto throughout the circumference, the zone of welding being indicated by reference character 16. A flange 17 extends outwardly from the shoulder 14 and is curled back upon itself,7 as indicated in Fig. 2, this curling 4being preferably to the general configuration ofa double seam. That `is'to say, the metal is `bent back upon itself atr18 and the entire structure tightly rolled up, as in'- .dicated on the drawing.

By rolling the material of the flange the edge construction at the bottom is stifi'ened and the Weld reinforced, and also, provision is thus made against deformation of the bottom edge which would interfere with the rolling action when the containers are moved about, it being readily apparent that unevenness of rolling action and the resulting Jars in irolling kwould tend to` weaken the weldN connection. i

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and ar,- rangement -of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A container for heavy materials, comi prising a sheet metal body wall having a protruding curl at its top, a bottom having a shoulder fitting within the lower end of saidbody wall and welded thereto, the edge of said bottom being folded" upward and thence downward and having its inner part pressed against the outer face of said body wall, the outer part of the flange of the lbottom being engaged and braced by the end of said inner part and adapted to cooperate with the said curl at the topl to permit the rolling of the container.

2. A container for heavy materials, comprising a sheet metal body wall havingl a rotruding curl at its top, a bottom having a body wall and welded thereto, the edge of said bottom being folded upward and thence downward and having its inner part pressed against the outer face of said bpdy wall, the outer part of the flan e of the bottom being engaged and braced y the end of said inner part and adapted to cooperate with the said curl at the top to permit the rolling of the container, and a zone of welding formed between the shoulder of the bottom and the body opposite to the upwardly bent flange of the bottom and' extending down along the body. l

3. A container for heavy contents, having in combination a body formed with a projecting rim at its upper part, a bottom having an inwardly bent and shouldered part 'fitted within the lower end of the body,

and a flange of the said bottom bent u and a Yflange of the said bottom bent u 10 wardly, inwardly and downwardly with tiey wardly, inwardly and downwardl 4 with t e downwardly bent part against the side of the downwardly bent part a ainst t e side of body opposite to said shoulder. the body opposite to sai shoulder, and a 5 4, A container for heavy contents, having zone' of welding formed between the in combination a body formed with a proshoulder of the bottom and the body op- 15 'lecting rim at its u per part, a bottom osite to the upwardly bent flange of the aving an inwardly nt and shouldered ttom. y

part htted within the lower end of the body, CHARLES STOLLBERG. 

